Walton's Lives of Dr. John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Mr. Richard Hooker, Mr. George Herbert, and Dr. Robert SandersonG. Bell, 1884 - 424 páginas |
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Página 54 - A hymn to God the Father Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun, Which was my sin, though it were done before ? Wilt thou forgive that sin through which I run, And do run still, though still I do deplore? When thou hast done, thou has not done, For I have more.
Página 55 - I have the rather mentioned this hymn, for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's church, in his own hearing, especially at the evening service ; and at his return from his customary devotions in that place, did occasionally say to a friend, " The words of this hymn have restored to me the same thoughts of joy that possest my soul in my sickness when I composed it.
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Página 231 - Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
Página 12 - ... love is a flattering mischief, that hath denied aged and wise men a foresight of those evils that too often prove to be the children of that blind father, a passion that carries us to commit errors with as much ease as whirlwinds remove feathers, and begets in us an unwearied industry to the attainment of what we desire.